State Crime

Governments, Violence and Corruption

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

What is state crime? This book sets out the parameters of state crime and highlights the complex issues involved. The authors provide a clear chapter-by-chapter assessment of state violence, corruption, state involvement in organised and corporate crime, avoidable 'natural' disasters, torture, criminal policing, war crimes and genocide.Penny Green and Tony Ward put forward a powerful argument drawing from a range of disciplines including law, criminology, human rights, international relations and political science. They develop a theoretical approach to understanding the boundaries of state crime, employing the concepts of deviance and human rights. Making distinctive use of original research and using a variety of international case-studies, this compelling book offers a fresh and sophisticated approach to this controversial and difficult subject.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-01-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 20 mm
Vikt:397 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745317847

Utforska kategorier

Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Penny Green is Professor of Law and Criminology, Head of Research and Director of the School of Law’s Research Degree Programme at King's College London.Tony Ward is a legal scholar and criminologist who became interested in state crime through his involvement in campaigns against deaths in custody in the 1980s. He is Reader in Law at the University of Hull and a Director of the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI). He is co-author with Gerry Johnstone of Law and Crime (2010), as well as authoring many other books.

Recensioner i media

'An excellent primer and an important analysis of an area that criminology is belatedly taking seriously'

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Defining States as Criminal2. Corruption as State Crime3. State-Corporate Crime4. Natural Disaster as State Crime5. Police Crime6. Organised Crime and the ‘Deep State’7. State Terror and Terrorism8. Torture9. War Crimes10. Genocide11. The Political Economy of State Crime12. Every Crime in the Book: Iraq and its LiberatorsNotes ReferencesIndex